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, * jK' ra:on€M legislature ZA*t of A< {«, Pasrcd til the General Assembly of the State * of Georgia, in the year 1837. An act to repeaj an act passed on t he ‘j:ld of December, 1835, entitle:! an act to add lot No. 28 and fraction JSM.n Mi: District, origi nally Baldv.in, but now Jones county.to Coun ty of Bibb. An act to amend the Court of Common Pfes, and Oyer and Terminer, and to give power to Justicn’s Courts, in the city of Sa vannah, An act to incorporate the German Fri^nd r ly {society ot Savannah. r An act to change the name of William, to *£WUiiam Bmckctt. Beasley, to secure to him epeCrtain tights and privileges. §L. An art to authorize the Justices of the In, Hfcfftlr Court of the county of Early to Icfy an S extra tax for the compensation of Grand and Pqjit Jurors of said county. , An act to Compensate tiic Grand and Petit Jurors in Talbot county. An act to amend the second section of the tliirJ are.cjeof the Constitution of this State. An act to authorize the Receiver of Tax Returns for flic year 1838, to receive the re turns of taxable property for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, so far as relates to the county of Dtfcatur. An act, entitled an act, to amend an act passed 2iih December, 1/80, appropriating a sum of money to lay out, and put in good or : der a road from Dahlohuega, in Lumplancoun ty, by Elijny, ib Gilmer county, and on from thence to the Federal Road m Murray coun ty. An act to amend the Road Laws of this Sl.ife, so far as respects the county' of Clarke, and to levy an extra tax for the same. An act to admit Andrew J. Baldwin, of Bibb, John Benjamin Higdon, of Warren comp ty, Walter B. Harvey, of Bibb, Janies -Mill ner, and John R. Alexander, to plead and practice law, in the several Courts of Law and Equitv in this State, to prescribe their liability touching the same. An act to make penal, the hiring of slaves their time, without a written or verbal author ity from the owner, or persons having the right control of such slaves. An net to authorize the Mayor and Alder men of the city of Savannah, and hamlets thereof, to extend IDy-strcct to the eastern boundary of si id city. 1 An act to incorporate the Female Seminary of the county of Gwinnett, and to appoint Trustees for the same. x\n act to alter and fix the time of holding the Superior Courts of the eastern district of thin State. An act to regulate the rates’of ferriage on the several terries on the Sat ill a-fiver, jti the county of Camden, and lor other purposes. An act to incorporate Jones’ Creek Baptist Church in Liberty county, ami appoint Trus tees for the same. An act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Franklin and Habersham counties. An act to appropriate money for the support of government, for the political year 1838. An act to provide for the taking of the cen sus of iiio Elate of Georgia, in puvsu.nwo .if of the 25th section of the Ist article of the Constitution of the Stale ol'Coo gia. An act further to regulate the mode of dis counting notes, and distributing money in the Central Bank of the State of Georgia. An act to incorporate tho Richmond and UjDom Camp Ground, a.id to appoint Trus tees for the same. An net to incorporate llio People's Steam boat Company of Macon. Ail act. to authorize a special session of the Superior Court of V. ilkinspn county, ami to make all precepts ami processes of the Supe rior,. Court of Lincoln county, of I thi, to stand over to the April term, IK?S, nn.t to le galize the same. An act. to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of Colm, county, and to authorise the Inferior Court of said county, to levy an extra tax for that purpose. An act Jo repeal the 4tli section ofthcact in corporating the Marin ’ and Fire Insurance 15 1 :ik of Chore'i. An act to add a part of Franklin to the county of Jackson. An a t to compensate tins,Sihvall's of Ran dolph comitv for their services, in summoning Grand and Petit Jurors in said county. An act to incorporate the* stockholders of the Montgomery Rail Itoad Company in the town of West Point, and to give the right ot' locating and using a depot on their own land, in said town. An act to divorce John JMRetzgar and Jane Metzgaf ; to legalize, the mnrriago of Shad racli Winkler, with said Jane, and tolegitama tizs the issue horn to said marriage. An act to appoint a Trustee of the Poor School fund for Baker county. An act to add another Trustee to the Hoard of Trustees of the Viueville Academy, in the -County of iSiUh. An act to authorize the Governor and Sec retary of State, Surveyor General ami Coop- UollerGenoraJ, to correct any errors lii.it may have taken place, in issuing any Grant or Grants, in any of the Laud lotteries ol' this State, passed 2'.’d December, IS-!?. » An act to incorporate certain Academies therein n ime 1, nod to appoint Trustees for the same, and to confer certain rights and privileg es upon tilt: same. Ani_act to incorporate the Georgia Marble Company. An aet to alter and amen 1 the several- laws of this State, pointing out the mode of draw ing anti sum uutning (irand and Petit Jurors, so j far as respects the county ot Muscogee. > An act to amend an net to incorporate a Banking Company under the name of the j Commercial Bank at Macon. An act to be entitled an acf to change the j time of holding the Superior. Court of the | counties of Paulding and Floyd. An act to repeal an act, passed at the last annual session of the Legislature, requiring William Nelms to give securi' r in the estab-: lishing a ferry across Broad river on his own j land. Au ac! to appoint Commissioner,, on the part j of tlie road leading from Augusta to Clarks- j viilc, which passes over the Currahoc ridge or ( mountain, and also commissioners on the part; of the ro»l leading from Clarksville, Haber sham county, to Madisonville, East Tennessee, which pas.sei.Over Blue Ridge, or Alleghany mountain, and to authorise and empower said 1 ommissioners to ask, receive or recover by iw, any amount of money that . may be re maining unexpended in the hands of Peter day and Absalom Holcombe, or from any oth :er person who tnav act as Treasurer for the board of commissioners on the same road, leading from the North Carolina- line through the Rabun Gap to Clarksville, in Habersham .county. j,, '| i An net to altar and amend the tax laws of this State, us far as relates to the county off Lawrence. An act to be entitled an act to assess a tax 1 ,'on all persons exhibiting the different show-g in \ die counties of Coweta, Merri wether, Gwinnett j and Union in this State, and for other purposes | therein named. " An act to authorize Uriah G. Mitchell of 1 the connty of Harris, and William Rayburn 1 Shivers of Muscogee, and Charles A. Magill | tq_ plead and practice Law and Equity in this State. An act to amend an net entitled an act to in- j corporatetlie Rataula Male and Female-Acad- j emy in the nineteenth Uistrict of Stewart’ county, passed the 24th day of December, 183(>. 1 An act to point out the time of holding the j Inferior Court for the county of BakeiV An act to authorize and require the tax col- j lector of Paulding county for tile year 1838, to ! collect taxes unpaid and due said county for! any time previous to his election and coimnis- i sion. An act to change the Line between the | icounties of Tatmill and Liberty, and to add a part of Tatnall to Liberty. An act to change the names of certain per- ] sons therein named, and legitimize the same, j An,act to incorporate the Farmers’ Ac-'ide- j in the county of Clark, and appoint Trustees! for the same. An act. to establish a ferry*across-Flint river in Crawford and Marion court res, on the lands ! ; of John Matthews and Win. L. Wilson. An act to authorize and empower James M. C. Montgomery to establish a ferry across the Chattahoochee river on his own land, in the i counties of Defvnlb and Cobb. An a< t to repeal so much of the road laws ! i passed at the last session oT the Legislature of the State ot Georgia, as relates to the county of Elbert, and to revive and- continue in force ; the form or road laws. j An act. to dispose of by public sales, frac i tion number two hundred and twenty four, sit ! uated in the first district.of Irwin. ! An act to incorporate the Zcbuhm Female J Academy, and to appoint trustees for the same, land taconsolidate the funds of the Zcbulon ! Female Academy in the covyity of Pike, and to incorporate the Red Oak Academy and | Friendship Academy in county, and to appoint trustees for each. An act to establish-!!, ferry across Flint l'iv |<’V between Drayton in Dooly county, and j Danville in Sumpfer,C&unty, and establish the ! rates of t 011, and to 'define the rights and lia j bilities «f the owner thereof. ! Ail a^t .to authorise the guardians of minors | to receive, recover and remove from the State i of Georgia, pidperty belonging to their wards, | or to which they may be entitled, iricascs j alien both guardian and minor reside w itiiout i the state, and to prescribe the mode of doing ! the samp. j An net to make it the duty of the tax collec tor of t 'aindeu county to collect his own tax executions. An act to incorporate the Habersham Iron Works and Munufactori.-ip; (’oinpany. An act to incorporate tlic Savannah Steam Engine Factory Association. An act to authorise grants to issue in the name of informants and purchasers, for parts of certain lots of laud in the county of Cherokee, which has been condemned as fraudulently drawn, ami which has been portioned and sold under un order of the Superior Court of said county. An act to incorporate certain persons trus tees of the Wesley Manual Labor School in the county of Houston, and secure certain do nations as a permanent endowment for the same. An act to keep open Notiey river for the free passage of fish,so t'ar its respects the coun tv ofUnirm, and to repeal an act passed ItHli December, 1831, Ait act to authorise and establish an addi tional election precinct, in tho-county of Jef ferson and to provide for the compensation of oneof the justices or freeholder who shall pre side at said precinct, and tbr carrying said re turn to the court-house of said county. An act to appoint James B. Watson, a com missioner r's th(> Fi>rt Gaines Literature Lot tery, authorised by an net of the general as sembly, approved Dec. An act to puni-h « bite persons for gambling with negroes. An act to make penal and to pinfish any un lawful intrusion upon, or interference with, or molestation of rail roads in this State. An act for tho relief of John G. Fallignnt. An act to authorize the erection of a lunatic asylum in this State. An net to amend the several acts Cor the in corporation of the city ot Macon. An act to amend ail act, to incorporate the Savannah Insurance and Trust Company, in the city of Macon; am!also, the Insurance and Trust Company, in the city of Colftmhus, so far ,as respects j lie Oglethorpe Insurance and ; Trust Company in the city of Macon. An act to alter an amend an act, entitled an act to authorise the construction of a road com munication, from the Tennessee River, to the point mi the southeastern bank of the Chatta hoochee River, most eligible for the running :of branch roads, thence to Athens, Madison, Millodgovillo, Forsyth and Columbus, and to ! appropriate monies therefor, passed Ist Dec. I .Ski. An act tc* change the name of Charles Aus tin Saxton, to that of Charles Austin Strawn, and to legitimize the same. An act to he entitled “an aet to compensate ■ the Craiul and Petit Jurors of the Supreme and Inferior Courts of the several counties therein name 1. and to provide fbt the'pacfiheiit of the - j An net to change the time of holding the Superior Courts of Butts county. | An net to be entitled an act, to alter and a j mend the ro.ul laws of this state, so far as re- i ! spects the county of Liupoln. An act to consolidate the office of Clerk of the Inferior Court, and the office of county j | Treasurer in the county of Monroe. I An act to change the places of holding cer ; tain precinct elections in the county of Lee. An net to incorporate Jackson street Ice Company, in the eitv of Augusta, i Ana art to legitimize and change the name j I of Letßec Reynolds to that of Leander Ilut | chison. An act to admit deeds of land to be record : ed, after the lapse of twedve months. , An act to keep open the Hightower river. An act for the relief of W in. Martin. An act to be entitled an act to authorize i each county in the State to retain the general BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. Tax for the years 1837 and 1838, to be applied j to county purposes, by the Superior courts. An act-to repeal an act, appointing Trustees of the Fine Grove Grammar School, in Monroe county. ■ * An act to establish certain ferries on Flint River, and to regulate the toll of the same. An act io compensate one of the Justices of the Peace, who rnay boa Superintendent of the ; Elections at the several election precincts in the county ofClark. An act to require all Fines collected in Lowndes county, to be applied to the Improve ment of the road where such default occurred. An act to incorporate the town of Florence, in the county of Stewart, and appoint Commis- j sioners for the same. An act to incorporate the town of Troupvillc, j in the county of Lowndes. An act to compensate one of the Justices of the Peace, or Freeholder, who may be a super intendent of the Elections of the several Elec tion Precincts in and for the counties of Wal ton, Jesper, Paulding and Newton. An act to repeal the sixth section of an act passed the 22d Dec. 1835, authorising Com- ! parties of Cavalry, raised in fliis Stgte, so far as \ relates to their being exempt from road duty, j An act to lay out and organise anew conn- i ty, out of the counties of Houston and Marion, 1 and to attach the same to tho Fljnt Circuit, and j to the second Brigade of the Eighth Division j of Georgia Militia. An act to authorise the Directors of the Cen tral Bank to borrow money to carry out their \ proposed distribution. An act'to extend the time for fortunate draw ers in the gold and land lotteries, from the * year 1818, and all subsequent lotteries, to take \ out their grants. An act to alter and change the time of hold ing thq. Inferior Courts of the counties of De- ! catur and Columbia, and ;dso the Snperorand Inferior Courts of Dooly county. An act for the pardon of Isaac W. White. An act for the pardon of Samuel M. White, j An act for th3 pardon of Benj. South. An act to change the names of certain per sons therein named. An act to compel the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Glynn, to keep their Offices and Records of said Courts in the city of Brunswick. An act to appoint two additional Commis- i ! sioners to improve the navigation of (lie Conoe- i cilia river. . An act to amend an act,’entitled “an act to 'incorporate the Baptist Convention of tho State j of Georgia.” An act to organize a military district in Un- Mon county.. | An act to authorize and require the tax col !-ctor of Paulding county, for the year 1888. 1 to collect the taxes unpaid and due said coun ty for any time previous to his election and: | commission. I An. act authorising the Justices of the Infe rior'Court in the county of Wayne, to draw ; Grand mid Petit Jurors in said county, in cer i tain cases herein provided for. j An act to alter and amend the several acts | in relation to the city of Augusta, and the Court j of Common Pleas of said city. I An act to incorporate the Jefferson Land Company in the county of Twiggs, and to con \ lor f-erl.im (»riviU»KO* onrvho niuiie. An act to authorize the Justices of the In -1 ferior Court of the county of Jefferson, to itn i pose and levy a extra tax for the purposes therein named. An act to amend the several acts of the leg j islature of this State, incorporating the city of Columbus, in the county of Muscogee, and to May off tho said city into wards, and to point j out tho mode of electing the Mayor and Alder ! men thereof, and to vest the fee-simple title to I the commons of said city in tiie Mayor and Aldermen thereof, and for other purposes. An act to alter and amend the seventh sec ! tion of the second article of the Constitution. An act for the relief of Robert R. Allen and John C. Johnson, securities of George W. Campbell. An net to amend an act entitled “an act to | remove the site of Baker county from Byron to Lot No. 122, in the eighth district of said county, it being near the centre of said coun ty, and to appoiirt Commissioners for that pur pose.” Fussed 2(»tli December, 1882. [Remainder next week.] I The following Resolutions were pas- Jshil unanimously by the late Synod of the Presbyterian Clmrcli, held in Augusta : Resolved, That this Synod, consider Slavery as a civil institution, with which (the General Assembly lias nothing to do. 2. That this Synod looks upon what ever acts' heretofore passed by the Assem ! h!v, which have been of the nature of leg islative acts on the subject of Slavery, as I without authority and void, and shall so ■ consider all similar acts in time to come. 3. That in the present circumstances iof our church and country, k is the duty lof the assembly, to give an open and de- I tided assent to the principles embraced in the first resolution. ! 1. That these resolutions be forwarded to the Stated Clerk of the General As sembly, to he laid before that body at its 1 next meeting. A Common School system, lias been ! adopted by the Legislature, by which five hundred thousand dollars heretofore : set apart as a Poor School and Acado -1 mic fund, together with one-third part Os the surplus revenue, is constituted a fund to be devoted to the support ol’Com mon Schools. 'Phis law it w-il! be observ ed, does away tlie present Academic and Poor School system ; but as it is to go into operation on tlie first of January, i LOB, allowing the next year to think and talk of it, it is probable, we think, that the next Legislature may altogether re | mould the whole affair. All that we can say at present, is, that there is a great im provement. We shall give the law in a 1 subsequent paper. [Millidgeville Recor der. The Post Master General savs, that nine hundred thousand dead letters were returned to the General Post Office last ! year, the loss of which at twelve and a I half cents, tlie average postage on each, is estimated at upwards of one hundred ; and twelve thousand dollar*. From the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer Jan. 29. Upper Canada. Sir Francis Head, we find, contrary to our expectations, was actually in the vicinity oUNavy Island on the 20th inst., lie having prorogued the meeting of the Provincial Parliament at Toronto for a few days. We perceive by the Buffalo papers, that Nathaniel Garrow, Esq. U. S. Marshal, had arrived thereon the 22d ; his object being in accordance j with his instructions from Government, to prevent all infractions of our neutrality,: and for this purpose he further intended j to station a sufficient number of deputies! along the frontier. We publish below a j second dispatch from Colonel McNabJthe officer charged by the Governor of Upper Canada with putting down the insurrec tionary movements in the London District. It confirms our former impression, that Navy Island was spot where any remains of the insurrection are still visi ble. ~ - Copy of a Despatch from Col. A. N. McNab, to Col. Halkett. N®. 2. Head Quarters, y Township of Oaklands. > Scotland, 15th December, 1837. ) Sir, —I have the lienor to report, that the Rebels have dispersed in all parts of this District and that I have taken every precaution to intercept them, and cut off their retreat. 1 have received several Deputations from these misguided men, praying for leave to come in and surrender their arms, take the oath of ,allegiance, if necessary, and join the troops under my command. In endeavoring to find out those of the leaders who may yet remain behind: so far I have refused their request, unless ; their leaders are delivered into my hands. On this subject I am to meet several Dep utations this day, and will forward a more | explicit despatch respecting it in the * morning. ! Intelligence having reached this place ! that a body of foreigners were threatening to cross the Niagara River to join any rebels that may yet be found in this coun -1 ty, I have this moment been called upon jby Colonel Rauslie, Col. Salmon, Col. ' Askin, Col. McCall, and the officers coni | manding the regiments and volunteer t corps imthis District, with a request that j Will offer to llis Excellency their services, ! with 2,000 or more of the gallant Militia of this District, who will be ready on the slightest notice to march to the Frontiers, | should their country require their services; ! and I have no hesitation in stating, that ; should any demonstration be made on j that Frontier, a sufficient force of cavalry | and infantry can be poured into that quar> ter from the London and Gore Districts, | more than adequate to put it down. ! I cannot describe in terms sufficiently j strong, the enthusiasm and ardour with which the royal inhabitants of this country | are crowding to niy aid. I have the honor to be sir, your most I obedient humble servant. ALLEN N. MACNAB, Col. Com. Lieut. Col. Halkett, &,c. Toronto. Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. Batavia, December 21, 1837. James Watson Webb, Esq. Sir, — A crisis in the affairs of Upper Canada is rapidly approaching. 1 have this moment,been favored with the peru sal of a letter from one of the most re spectable men of Lockport, dated last night, which states, that on the evening preceding, Gov. Head passed through Queenston on his way to Chippewa, and doubtless contemplated making an attack upon Navy Island very soon. The force on Navy Island, commanded by Gen. Van Rensellaer,is hourly augment ing. Yesterday they were 800 strong. — i Should volunteers continue to join them, j Sir Francis will not long he able to act on j the offensive. Gen. V. R. is represented !as acting with great judgment: and as j possessing the entire confidence ofiiis offi j cers and men. Mackenzie has just issued a proclama tion offering 300 acres of the most valuS j ble land in Canada and SIOO in silver, on i the Ist of May to every volunteer ! who will join the patriot standard, j It is not improbable that a few militia on our lrontier, may be called out to pre serve the faith ofthe United States in pre senting armed volunteers from joining the j patriot army. You shall receive early intelligence of j any thing which may take place of im- I portance. Demand for Mackenzie. The Al bany Argus states ou official authority that a requisition has been made by Sir Fran-1 cis Head, Lieut. Governor of Upper Can ada, upon Governor Marcy, for the per-! son of Wm. L. Mackenzie, as a fugitive I from justice, charged with certain felonies, j D. Bethune, Esq., who was the bearer of despatches from Lieut. Governor H. arriv ed in Albany on Friday evening, and left j the following morning. Governor M. de dined complying with tlie application, on j the ground that the offences charged: against*”Mackenzie, being incidents of the revolt, were merged in the higher j crime imputed to him of treason —a po-! litical offence, excepted by our laws from ! thosefor which fugitives can be surrender-! ed by the Executive. The opinion of! the Attorney General given at the request of Governor Marcy, contains this conclu-; sion. The fact that Mr. McKenzie is not i in the territory of the United States, fur-j nishes a sufficient answer to Sir Francis! Head’s demand. THE ADVOCATE, # "BRUNSWICK, (Ga.). JAN. 11, 18387 Tnc Western and Atlantic Rail Road. This stupendous work, which will connect the waters of the West with the O cean, is progressing under the most favorable auspices. Though the Legislature refused to aid private corporations, the principle has been established, that the State shall lend its credit to works of Internal Improvement, and this principle once acted on, the friends of the measure will most cheerfully leave the conse quences to the intelligence of the People. At the late session, a bill was passed authorizing the issue of scrip for half a million, for aiding in the construction of this work. And the State has appropriated four hundred thousand dollars from the funds of the Central Bank. The Bill further provides for the improvement of the rivers and the appointment of Commis sioners of Internal Improvement The Western and Atlantic Rail Road has its present terminus at Macon. But surely no portion of the community will oppose its ex tension to some point on the sea board. The selection must be made from the ports of Charleston, Savannah and Brunswick. The first can find no friends in Georgia, for she will not carry througli this most gigantic en terprise, for the purpose of enriching an avow ed rival. Savannah will hardly he selected until her business poptflatioh dare to remain through the year, instead of flying at the ap proach of Summer as they now do, to spend in the Nortli the profits of their labors; and un til she is able to transact the business which would naturally seek a market in her port. The gauntlet thrown down by the late Editor, to discuss the claims of Savannah and Bruns wick has never been taken up—Wc renew the challenge, and again dare Savannah to bring her brackish river port against the ocean har bor of Brunswick. We are willing to publish I all that the Editor of the Georgian can say in t behalf of his city, and do not care whether he publish oßr replies or not The State will not choose either Charleston i direct, or Charleston via Savannah for the ter i minus of the road. She will never consent to build up that city at her own expense. The En gineer of the Charleston and Cincinnati road has reported the route impracticable, and the only support now left South Carolina, is the hope that Georgia will so terminate her road, that she may reap the advantages. Will Georgia consent to be used as a cat’s paw? If then neither of these two cities be chosen, Brunswick is the only port left, and if any re liance can bo placed in the reports of the Commissioners of Georgia and those of the I nited States, this port would be selected from any on the whole coast. That the West ern and Atlantic road will not be permitted to terminate in the very centre of the State, is a matter of moral certainty; and that Bruns wick will be its Atlantic terminus, we think is equally Settled. Tho action therefore of the Legislature has been favorable to our city. Favorable as establishing, the great princi ple of pledging the State in behalf of* Inter j rial Improvements—in improving the naviga tion of the rivers to Augusta, Milledgeville and Macon, —and in the appointment of Com missioners, thus depriving this measure of any political influence and removing that jea lousy which is very properly felt of Executive control. Thus the greater number and more important features of the first Bill intro duced by the Committee of Internal Improve ment have been adopted. The Bill providing for the aid of private companies has failed, is true, but though we deeply deplore this, the loss will be more severely felt bv Savannah than by Brunswick. Our Canal will be com pleted before tho next Session of the Legisla- I tore; and the Florida road will be commenced very soon. Has the Savannah Rail Road Company the means to finish their road to Ma con? It is now completed for a few miles, and cars find employment in taking the jrood , citizens out to a ride as a matter of curiosity, j This miniature Rail Road will add to the i amusements of the place, and together with : the Theatre, Bowlin? Alleys, Billiard Rooms, and Quoiting Clubs, sene to drive off the railin' which will be felt in that ancient city, when the Altnmaha Canal, the Western and tlie Florida Rail Roads shall divert the bu siness from Savannah to Brunswick. We have not the slightest wish to deprive our sis ter city of any of her toys or amusements. A prolonged life to the Savannah Road say we— in the mean while the friends of Brunswick who have no leisure to spend in pleasure rides, will drive on their works with unabated spirit. The Sale which had been previously, adver tised to be held here on the eighth, was stop ped after one lot had been offered and sold for SHOO. The General Agent, Mr. Thomas G. Cary, was on the ground, and informed those present that one lot only would be offered, un less there should be a considerable advance in price on previous sales. The sale had been proposed on the understanding that a number of Northern Gentlemen were to be here, and purchase with the intention of settling perma nently. They did not arrive in season, how ever, and the Company woulff not put up their lots to be bought on speculation. If any 1 thing is to be made by holding on to the lots, the Company feel perfectly able to wait and reap the advantage. Bat jf individuals wish to purchase with the intention of erecting I buildings, or otherwise improving the property, I they will be enabled to buy on better terms of the Resident Agent, than at Public Sale. We are aware the result of this sale. may appear unfavorable, but the announcement was offi cially made previous to tjie offering of the one lot, that the Company, were not desirous of selling for a smaller sum than the lots will be worth when the Canal is completed. They are willing to wait till that time before they make an unreserved offer of their city proper ty‘ « The transfer of lots, to individuals purchas ing only for the sake of speculating, would be attended with no benefit to Brunswick, and for all intents and purposes, the lots may as well remain in the hands of the company. But .though this ground is taken for the sake of discountenancing speculation, actual bona fide j settlers will receive the most liberal encour agement. In the mean time the Canal is advancing rapidly to its completion, and we understand that within a few days, the whole line will be under contract The energy of the Company in prosecuting this work, affords the best evi dence of their undiminished confidence in the success of Brunswick. Banks, their influence and responsi bilities. The cant of people who talk about “the monied aristocracy,” “Rag Barons,” “The poor against the rich,” “The Bank Party,” &,c. &c., has become so preva]ent,and has doubtless deceived so many, that it is real ly worth while to enquire into the truth of the matter, and learn how far such particularly witty epithets are deserved by those to whom they are so constantly applied. In the first place let us see how these monstrous associa tions are composed. To do this we quote the following from the N. Y. Express showing how and by whom the stock in the greater number of Banks in Pennsylvania is held: “Mr. Sergeant, in a speech in the Pennsyl vania Convention, as an offset to some Loco Fo co orator, quoted the banking returns of the city and county, and found that in a certain number of banks,there were no less than 7112 stockhold ers. By dividing the capital of those hanks by that number, it would be seen that the av erage investment of each would be about §2OOO —or from SI2(J to $l4O per annum. A large number of these shareholders were persons in moderate, he had almost said poor circum stances. And yet, it was sought, forsooth, to denounce them as—a bank, aristocracy! In the Mechanics’ Bank, it was proved that one third of the shareholders were females; and in the Southwark Bank, a majority were females, the trustees of orphans, minors, &c.” Precisely similar statements have been made of many other’banks in different parts of the Union, and there can be no doubt, that it is substantially true of all, that the stock is held by people of small means, who are’com pelled to seek secure investments and a cer tain, rather than a large income. reason is obvious. The capitalist and the man of business avant to employ their time, and confident in their own abilities, do not doubt but that they can invest more profitably than in banks. They therefore use their own capital in their own operations, and beside en gage what other means they can procure from their credit with, banks. So that the only class of people in the Union who could, Wheth er properly or improperly, be termed ‘tire mon ied aristocracy’ are in fact tho customers of the B inks, and dependants upon them. The management of the Banks, however, rests with the capitalists and men of business —for the very plain reason that those most in terested in the slock have not that knowledge of business and of personal credit, which would enable them to conduct it. In the course of banking operations these directors loan the capital of the Banks to each other and to the public, and they moreover loan such amount beyond the capital as the good credit of the Bank may enable them to keep in circulation. The exercise of the influence and discretion of Bank Directors is, beyond question, ‘a great monied power.’ But to as certain how far it is likely to be exercised, whether for good or evil, let us go a step far ther, and examine tho constitution of these boards against which so much clamor has been raised, and inquire into their responsi bility. In the first place they are elected by the stockholders themselves from men in whose integrity and good judgment they have confi dence. Fronvthis fact alone it is probable, to say the least, that the affairs of tlio Bank will be conscientiously managed. Thus, they are responsible to tlie stockholders for tlie honest and secure management of their property. They are responsible to them that they will loan-their money upon good security —that they will not too far extend their loans, and in short that they should regard the certainty of mod erate profits and avoid tlie excitements of spec ulation. But beside this the Direction of Banks have another and a higher responsibility which we wish we could present to view most prominent ly—we mean their responsibility to the public. Because Directors are not elected at meetings held under the sanction of an executive war rant, because they are not liable to an im peachment and removal at a-public tribunal* shall it be considered that they act free from the pressure of any public responsibility ? B is not so. Upon them as upon all public offi cers, public opinion, the supreme constitution of our country, weighs with a fearful force.—> In cases of misconduct they are at its bar im peached, condemned removed aud disgraced, Thej suffer a punishment as effectual and ter rible as the most absolute despot could d?visa